寧波是一個聞名遐邇的歷史名城，有著豐富的文化遺產(chǎn)。古代海上絲綢之路就是從該港口開始的。早在7000年前，先民們就創(chuàng)造了燦爛的河姆渡文化。作為14個準省級市之一，寧波直接處于省級管轄范圍之內(nèi)。寧波是長江三角洲地區(qū)南翼的經(jīng)濟中心，是中國東南沿海的一個重要港口，曾被聯(lián)合國贊為中國最有發(fā)展前途的城市。根據(jù)《2010年中國城市競爭力藍皮書》寧波的城市競爭力在中國294個城市中排名第20。

Ningbo is a famous historic city with rich cultural heritage，and is the port from which the ancient Marine Silk Road started.It is also the birthplace of the hemudu Culture dating back to over 7，000years ago.Being one of the 14quasi-provincial cities with provincial management of jurisdiction，Ningbo is the economic center in the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta，and an important port city on the southeastern coast of China.It is one of the most promising cities in China appraised by the United Nations.According to the 2010Annual Report on China Urban Competitiveness，the urban competitive power of Ningbo ranks 20th among China’s 294cities.